English
cyathus
Cyathus comes from Latin cyathus ‘cyathus, Roman cup, a Roman unit of liquid…’, and goes back to Ancient Greek κύαθος ‘ladle’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκύαθοςkúathos‘ladle’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcyathus‘cyathus, Roman cup, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 45 mL’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκύαθοςkúathos‘ladle’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcyathus‘cyathus, Roman cup, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 45 mL’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- ‘to swell’
church, jail, cave, cage, kirk, cavity, hound, excavation, cyst, gaol, excavate, cumulus, cajole, caul, cavil, 40 more
Today it means
noun An ancient Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1⅔ Roman ounce of wine and equivalent to about 45 mL although differing slightly over time.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κύαθος / cyathus